Technology

Immersive training technology is seeing rapid growth within the construction sector. Advanced simulator development for construction site machinery is being implemented by many leading construction businesses, who are using leading edge technology simulation-based operator training, as a versatile and effective tool to train operators in a safe environment.  Tenstar Simulation, …

Topcon Positioning Group announces new cloud-based photogrammetry processing powered by Bentley ContextCapture to its MAGNET Collage Web web-based service for publication, sharing, and analysis of reality capture data. The integration allows MAGNET Collage Web users who share and collaborate with scanning and mesh datasets to now process and add UAV …

Topcon Positioning Group introduced a new LN-100 hands free, voice activated heads-up display (HUD) solution. This wearable assistant provides visual layout directions via HUD glasses that guide the operator using an LN-100 to efficiently perform layout work at a construction site. The wearable assistant enables customers to use both hands to accurately …

Topcon Positioning Group announces the introduction of Pavelink, a cloud-based logistics application designed to connect every stakeholder in real-time throughout the paving process. The mobile application is designed to complete a connected ecosystem workflow between the asphalt plants, delivery trucks, company office, and paving site. The software as a service …

Topcon Positioning Group introduces a new generation of scanning robotic total stations — the GTL-1000. A compact scanner integrated with a fully featured robotic total station, the system is designed to offer a powerful instrument for single-operator layout and scan on a single set up. Combined with ClearEdge3D Verity, it …

Doosan is this week demonstrating the use of 5G communications technology to remotely control an excavator in South Korea from a trade show booth in Germany. The demonstration of what is now possible takes place on the Doosan stand at the Bauma construction machinery trade fair in Munich this week. …

PlantSmart is a new module from TyreWatch TyreWatch is the market-leading real-time tyre monitoring system, enjoyed by heavy plant operators and commercial vehicle fleets across Europe since 2013. What sets it apart and ahead of its rivals is the use of Artificial Intelligence, provided by TyreWatch AI, to accurately predict, …

When HR Director at John Wainwright & Co, Lisa Saunders realised that her company’s outreach to young people needed a boost, Minerals Matter, an initiative tasked with encouraging people into the sector, knew just who, and what, to send. MP Futures’ Dr Dave Underhill travelled to the Somerset Earth Science …

Selwood has partnered with Sure-Track to install vehicle monitoring technology across its fleet. Sure-Track will install its latest keypad immobilisers, which are activated with a PIN code or RFID tags, across the Selwood 1000+ hire fleet. As well as preventing unauthorised use and theft, the system also contains full telematics …

Caterpillar launches the industry’s first mobile app designed to allow customers who spend their time in a truck, at the job site and on-the-go to take advantage of equipment telematics data. The new Cat®App delivers simplified, streamlined data directly to mobile devices, helping customers monitor machine location and health, react …